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How does contour plowing help a farmer prepare his field crops?
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It doesn't, at least no more than any other kind of plowing.
Contour plowing is done to minimize erosion. It has nothing to do with "preparing the crops."
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What are the responsibilities of a farmer?
the responsibility of a farmer ios to work in the agricultural field producing crops and the neccesities for people. It may include different crops.
What is the difference between terracing and contour farming?
Terrace farming cuts flat platforms in the side of the mountain. Contour uses the curves of the mountain to plant the crops. Both are used to reduce erosion.
How much land do they use for farming crops?
Depends on the farm and how much land a farmer owns. A farmer or farming co-operative can farm as little as 10 acres and as much as over 100,000 acres.
Why are plains more populated than mountains?
Because the soil is more fertile in plain . that helps farmer in farming and growing crops.
Two neighboring farmers are having an argument. Farmer A claims that he should be given half of Farmer B's land. Furthermore if he doesn't get it he'll burn down all of Farmer B's crops! Not wanting t?
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Difference between contour plowing and crop rotation?
Contour plowing is plowing along the curves of a slopeand crop rotation is when a farmer plants different crops in a field each year........
How does the farmer prepare the soil for the growth of crops?
Land preparation depends on the farmer. For many years and in many countries plowing/tilling the soil was favored. In areas of high erosion plowing is not recommended and drill set seeding is practiced.
What is one way farmers conserve water used on crops?
Contour plowing,terracing
What farming methods help conserves soil?
Contour plowing, terraces, no-till farming, cover crops, and crop rotation.
In the book mrs frisby and the rats nimh besides plowing what is one other purpose for which farmer fitsgibbon uses his tractor?
One other purpose for which Farmer Fitzgibbon uses his tractor in "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" is for harvesting the field. The tractor is used to prepare the land for planting crops and then later for collecting the ripe crops during harvest season.
Why is it important for a farmer to keep up to date with the weather?
it is important so said farmer knows what crops to plant and harvest and also knows when to plant and harvest the recently mentioned crops. it also helps him/her to prepare and protect the crops for and from the upcoming "cold front" or "heat wave".
List two specific techniques lessons the farmers since the Dust Bowl have learned about how to prevent the loss of topsoil?
They changed the basic farming methods of the region by seeding areas with grass, rotating crops, and using contour plowing, strip plowing, and planting "shelter belts" of trees to break the wind.
What do you call a person who grows crops?
A farmer.
What do the crops said to the farmer?
crops said"why are you always picking on me".
Who is the person who manages crops?
A farmer.
What do you call someone who crops?
A farmer.
Does a farmer interrogate his crops?
No, because the crops have no way in which to respond to his interrogatives.
